Richter Stone Union Building Blocks Complete Set No. 6 in Original Box with Booklet cat bookend but also great just sitting

but also great just sitting around

which was glued back on and is not loose

The brush measures 11 3/8" long x 2 1/2" in diameter

so perhaps it was used by a doll maker

With a great patina to the wood and metal wrap around ferrule

Richter Stone Union Building Blocks Complete Set No. 6 in Original Box with Booklet cat bookend but also great just sittingI've long been admiring sets of stone blocks like this for years, but never have I come across a complete set, in excellent condition, in the original. box with slide top lid, and with the original design booklet showing examples of many structures one might build with them, and an extra booklet (from another set) to boot! This Union Building Blocks No. 6 set was produced by Richter & Cie Rudolstadt, Germany c. 1900 and weighs in at just over 7